Amit Shah Punjab visit LIVE UPDATES: Security heightened in Mansa ahead of Shahs visit; Parvinder Jhota murder probe transferred to CBI
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Punjab and travel to several districts to meet the families of victims who lost their lives while raising their voice against drug abuse in the state. Follow for minute-to-minute LIVE UPDATES
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Parvinder Jhota murder case transferred to CBI ahead of Amit Shah's visit
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{{{content}}}PTC News Desk: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Punjab on October 20. He will first visit the home of Parvinder Singh Jhota, an anti-drug activist who was murdered in Mansa. He will meet Jhota’s father, wife and sons at a park in the area.
Although the action committee formed to demand justice for Jhota has opposed Shah’s visit, his father, Bhim Singh, is willing to meet the minister. He has said that opposing Shah would amount to opposing him personally. Shah will travel to Batala in Gurdaspur district, where a man named Bikramjit Singh was murdered for opposing drug abuse. From there, he will then visit Tur Banjara village in Dirba, Sangrur district. Gulzar Singh, a resident of the village, died by suicide after allegedly being harassed for questioning AAP minister Harpal Singh Cheema.
Eventually, the minister will travel to Mansa to meet the family of slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Jhota, who was shot dead in broad daylight for raising voice against large scale sale of drugs in the town, before attendingthe city’s biggest Dussehra celebration at Daresi Ground in Ludhiana. He will also participate in the festivities and symbolically burn Ravana’s effigy.
Notably, in connection with the three deaths involving murder and suicide, the Union Home Ministry has already sought reports from the Punjab government.
The Mansa District Magistrate has declared a two-kilometre area around the new grain market and the residence of slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota a Red Zone. Drone operations have been banned in the area on Tuesday ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit.
Shah is expected to spend around 45 minutes meeting Jhota’s family. He will land at a temporary helipad set up at the grain market and travel directly to the family’s residence. After the meeting, he will return to the helipad and leave for his next destination.
Nearly 3,000 police personnel have been deployed across Mansa to ensure security during the Home Minister’s visit.
A senior officer involved in the security arrangements said Shah would meet Jhota’s family for about 45 minutes. He added that the minister would not visit any other location in Mansa.
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